Expansible bracelet



May 24, 1927.

l F. W. NITTEL( EXPANS'IBLE BRACELET Fi1ed June Vs. 192e man.

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' as imperforate material.

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i Applicatiornvled June 3,

This invention relates to certain new v"and useful improvements in expansible bracelets, and the primary object thereof is to provide a' bracelet wherein the links can beeasily and quickly assembled, orfremoved, or applied in order to shorten or lengthen the tured without the use. of solder. Y

The invention stillmfurt'her aims to provide a bracelet wherein the links are adapt-` able for construction from perforate aswell Still further, the invention aims to provide a bracelet where in the links involve a minimum of partsthat are compactly as- In the drawings Fig."1 is a bottom plan view, partly b roken away and in section of several of the Y, and 25 links; y n

Fig. 2 is a ,section on line 2 2 Vof Fig. 1

Figs. 3 and 4 are sections on lines 3--3 and 4-4 respectively ofrFig. 2;

5 is a detail perspective View of one of the boxesand Fig.4 6 is a like view of one of the connectors. Y VIn proceeding' in accordance with the presl i ent invention but three parts are employed,

' `formed of plates which have a down-turnedv -namely'a box 1 a connector 2 and a coil spring 3. Asshown in Fig. 5 ofthe drawings each box Vhas a bottom 4,v endA walls 5, oneof which has ears 10, and sidewalls 6, the whole being made of a single piece of metal with sides and ends bent into the form shown. The side Vedges of the sides 6 arel turned inwardly to form flanges 7V which latter arev disposed above the free upper edges of the ends 5; The connectors 2 are flange 8 at one end, and the sides of the body of the plate at the oppositeend 1ll are formed withoppositely disposed notches 9. In assembly the connector plates 2 are engagedbeneath the.V flanges 7' and the upper free side edges of the'. one of the ends 5 the coil spring 3 being engaged between the bottoms4 of the boxes and the plates 2, and at vone end abut the flanges 8 of the plates 2 and at their opposite ends abut the 'adjacent ends of the boxes. It isV understoodv of course that the sides ofthe boxes are in this bottom of the boxes occur -at of the top ofthe bracelet. v I

Having thus describedmy invention, what j 192e.' serial No. 113,420'.

assembly in the'dotted line position of 5, while the coil lspringsand the connectors are related to the boxes, following which the sides are bent inwardly tol the Afull line position of Fig. '5, toV form the flanges v7.

To connect the links one to thefotherit is merely necessary to move the connectors 2 of the adjacent link against the tension of vthe .i Thus eachV link consists of but thre-e parts j that are assembledjwithout the use of solder. f

springsv 3 thereof, as to expose` the notches 9 Aand the endl wall 5 that carries extensions 10 forming hinging ears, whereupon i the end of the connector' having the notches 9 is held at'right angles and at an incline with respectto the transverse plane of the bottom 4 of the box and is then moved to loe in such plane to cause its notches 9 to receive4 the opposed flanges 7 of the box, whereupon f i A the connector' is .moved-to lie parallel to Jor inthe planeof the box, and' the parts re-" leased so that the flange 8 ofthe adjacent"V connector will engage the' end 11 of the first connector and hold samey against-turning movement to disconnect the parts.

Itl will also `be apparentiv fromthe foregoing that the parts can be made of perfo- I claimas'new and desire to secure' Vby Let'- ters Patent rate or imperforate material and that the 1. In a bracelet, links having boxes, ears on the upper edge of an endy of each box rof jecting above such edge, inwardlyextening f flanges on the box sides overlying the earsl at one end of the box and having their opposite ends free and spaced above the upper edge of theopposite end ofthe box, and af y spring pressed connector .in each boxphaving cut-outs 1n its sides formed to receive the Vflanges and ears, thecu't-outs and flanges bef ing related so as to permit the connector to box thereby to receive theilanges in the cut'-v outs, and allow the connector to be moved the box.

2. Ina bracelet, links having boxes,lears vrbe held atright angles to, the plane ofthe ojffvthe conpee/tor, flanges on the box sides., said cut-outs epd* tl-lejflergefs beingdisposed whereby to require the .connector Kto, be placed at rightangles tothe'pla'n'e of Y the boX and atv an acute etlzlgle to4 zi line reyv'n at true right angles across the box so "as Veto 10 permit the eut'v-o'uts to*` receive the flanges and they connector to VvbeIlflovell intoi said line' Vand then swung to lie in the plane of the boX and with. the. @HPS reeeivd, in #heeej-eets- InV testimonyl Whelvlfeofwl lhave signed my 15 

